Bennett Arnold Austen John (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Austen, John (illustrator). Floral boards, red spine w/still-bright gilt lettering, border. 729 pp, illustrated full-page drawings by John Austin. PO neat sticker ffep, price erasures, bumped corners. A very attractive solid copy. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Fiction 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Austen (illustrator). Large 8vo, half plum-colored cloth, floral patterned boards. Spine faded and creased, corners worn, lacking slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Austen (illustrator). unknown. Slipcase present, shows wear and some damage.

Cloth & Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Austen, John (illustrator). 729pp with full-page illustrations by John Austen. Spine faded and outer corners rubbed but a solid copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Bookplate/top of spine pulled; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Austen, John (illustrator). Boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf wear with bumped corners and edgewear, but binding is tight and the pages are all clean with no markings. The burgundy cloth spine is sunfaded but the gilt titling is still legible. The edges of the textblock are lightly tanned buut the interiiors are bright and clear especially the 19 color plate illustrations by John Austen.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by John Austen (illustrator). Reprint. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 729 pages.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Austen,john Ilust (illustrator). HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD Condition Red CLOTH SPINE STRIP; 729ps heavy pages; Red cloth spine bound.Flower decorated cover boards. Spine titles bit fade.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Austen (illustrator). Arnold Bennett was one of the best-selling authors of the late 19th/early 20th century. This title, originally published in 1908, follows the lives of two very different sisters from their youth into old age, has always been considered one of his very best works, even by his critics. This is a lovely edition, in good condition. The cover has a floral pattern reminiscent of William Morris. There are full-page color drawings throughout, as well as half-page black-and-white drawings. The text block is tight and there are no marks, creases, or tears on the pages. There is a light stain on the cover which I didn't notice in dim light as well as a fingerprint-sized stain on the back cover. CC.

hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. slipcase edges are loose.729 p.].

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Austen, John (illustrator). First. Arnold Bennett was an amazingly prolific writer. Not only did he produce 34 novels, he wrote short stories, successful plays and later silent movie scripts, popular self-help books, was an active journalist, and even briefly ran the British Ministry of Information during World War I. He was one of the best selling authors of the late 19th/early 20th century. His reputation declined after his death in 1935 but has been reevaluated in recent years. Yet this book, "The Old Wives' Tale," originally published in 1908, which follows the lives of two very different sisters from their youth into old age, has always been considered one of his very best works, even by his critics. This is a particularly lovely edition, and in excellent condition. The cover has a floral pattern reminiscent of William Morris. There are full-page color drawings throughout, as well as half-page black-and-white drawings at the beginning of every chapter. The text block is tight and there are no marks, creases, or tears on the pages. The only damage is slight, where what appears to have been a book plate was removed from the inside of the back cover. There is a bit of confusion within the industry about the copyright date: The Heritage Press was originally created as the Limited Editions Club by George Macy to produce fine editions of reprints of classic works. By the time this work was published, Macy had dropped the "limited editions" part of its remit and changed the imprint's name but the fineness of the books it published remained. The book itself says the Macy copyrighted the book in 1940, but the Library of Congress, acknowledging that in its catalog, says the Heritage Press published it in1947. Regardless, you can be assured of getting a distinguished copy with this book. See our photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by John Austen (illustrator). 1st Printing of this Edition. Signed by the artist on the colophon, one of 1500 numbered copies (this is No. 1290). Publisher's quarter green cloth, floral paper boards, gilt spine titles/rule. Both volumes with heavy rubbing, toning, corners bared, lean, small heel stain to vol. II. International shipping billed at cost.; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Austen (illustrator). Two volume set.29.5 x 19.5 cm. 729pp. Green cloth spine, floral patterned cover housed in dust jackets and slipcase. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Limited to 1500 sets of which this is copy 832 signed by the illustrator John Austen. Slipcase is severely cracked and worn, but this has protected the books and jackets. Some light spotting to front cover of jacket of volume 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. John Austen (illustrator). Limited edition. 729 pp. Quarto. [30 cm]. In floral illustrated slipcase. 1/4 green cloth under floral paper over boards. Title stamped on spine in gold. Some ripping around edges, and stains on dust jacket. Some tearing in the paper on edges of the opening of the slipcase and scuffing on the bottom. This is a Limited edtions club book signed by illustrator John Austen. This edition makes a beautiful addition to any book collector's shelf.

[1940]. (4to) Very good, no dust jacket. 729pp. Decorated paper covered boards with cloth spine. Corners worn, light fading to spine. Illustrations by John Austen. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. (Fiction, Fiction).

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Austen, John (illustrator). Cloth backed boards in dust wrapper. Boards illustrated with floral pattern; gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dust wrapper front cover and spine. Two volumes, 729 total pages. No. 910 of 1500 copies signed by illustrator. Measures 7 3/4 x 11 3/4. With an Introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a Preface by the Author. The author writes about the England he loved and some of the local characters.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. John Austen (illustrator). Limited. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Illustrated by John Austen. 20 full page color plates, text illus. 2 volumes. 4to, green cloth-backed decorative floral boards, worn dust wrapper, slipcase. Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Near fine in very good dust wrappers and rough but sturdy box One of 1500 numbered sets, printed at the University Press and signed by the illustrator.

Board with Cloth Spine. Condition: Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. John Austen (illustrator). Limited / Numbered. Number 185 of an edition of 1500 copies . The books are bright and firm with a little foxing to the endpapers, the dj's have moderate wear with a little fraying. No slipcase. Pics available Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by the illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. One of 1500 numbered copies printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by John Johnson and signed by John Austen. Bound in publisher's original quarter green cloth and floral decorated boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. Wear to the extremities and minor tears to some fore edge corners. Previous owner's bookplates on the front pastedown endpapers. Signed.

With an Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. 2 vols. Illustrated by John Austen. Folio, publisher's quarter cloth and decorated paper-covered boards, in dust jackets and publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 680 of 1500 copies signed by John Austen. A fine set in near fine dust jackets. There is some light use to the slipcase at the edges. Additional postage applicable for these two large, heavy volumes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Austen (illustrator). Limited Edition 1004/1500. shelf wear, Printed for members of the limited editions club. B0 1. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. John Austen (illustrator). Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Copy #834 of 1500 numbered copies with handsome color plates by John Austen and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Fine in Very Good dustwrappers with typical darkening to the spines and a Very Good slipcase.

Hardcover. John Austen (illustrator). Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Illustrated with handsome color plates by John Austen. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers and a Good slipcase with a tape repair.

Hardcover. John Austen (illustrator). Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Copy #837 of 1500 numbered copies with handsome color plates by John Austen and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Few minor spots of foxing to rear endpapers of second volume; dustwrapper of second volume just slightly darkened and with small ink stroke at spine. Fine in Fine dustwrappers and a Fine slipcase, uncommon as such.

AUSTEN, John (illustrator). BENNETT, Arnold. The Old Wives' Tale. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Preface by the Author. Illustrated by John Austen. Two vols. 4to. Original cloth-backed floral boards, in publisher's slipcase. Oxford: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the University Press, 1941. Limited to 1,500 sets signed by the illustrator. Signed.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. [New York]: Printed for the Members of the The Limited Editions Club at the University Press Oxford, 1941. 2 vols., 4to. Illustrated in color and black and white throughout. Quarter green cloth and floral patterned boards, matching slipcase. Dust jacket spine panels toned and with some edgewear, board tips of vol. 1 bumped, slipcase a little worn, volumes clean and square. ß Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. Bennett's very successful story of the lives of two sisters which was adapted into a 1921 film starring Fay Compton. Signed.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. [New York]: Printed for the Members of the The Limited Editions Club at the University Press Oxford, 1941. 2 vols., 4to. Illustrated in color and black and white throughout. Quarter green cloth and floral patterned boards, matching slipcase. Vol. 1 with printed dust jacket, dust jacket of vol. 2 lacking. Bumping and wear to tips of vol. 2, shelf wear to slipcase, otherwise a clean square copy. ß Copy #245 of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. Bennett's very successful story of the lives of two sisters which was adapted into a 1921 film starring Fay Compton. Signed.